The hardened faces in these 1937 photographs of Coal Miners in and around Birmingham, Alabama reflect the difficulty of their job - See more at: http://alabamapioneers.com/coal-hardened-faces-1937-photographs-coal-miners-around-birmingham-alabama-reflect-difficulty-job/#sthash.EYh3j7qx.dpuf

Trey Moore interviews McKinley Sumner. This work is part of the New Ground. treymoore.org, kftc.org McKinley's property was illegally mined by ICG. He won the court case for trespassing. Part of the settlement was the planting of indigenous white oak trees which were destroyed by the strip mining. We visit the site. This video was taken summer of 2010 at the site of an inactive strip mine. This is Reclamation.

Carbon Hill Alabama is a small City in the state of Alabama with a small population of approx 1990 residents.
It is in the "Back Of The Woods Area".
Also,
Alabama is the Tree State of The United States, and this is an 11-minute tour of the area with Jai Baby Jewels, The City Girl in Da Country....lol
Enjoy (*_~)!!!!
PS: Don't Drive after the sunsets and not know the roads...you will get a little nervous....ROTFLMAO

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00:02:16 1 Etymology
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00:04:47 2.1 Pre-European settlement
00:06:36 2.2 European settlement
00:09:25 2.3 Early 19th century
00:12:28 2.3.1 Civil War and Reconstruction
00:16:01 2.4 20th century
00:27:19 3 Geography
00:30:51 3.1 Climate
00:35:31 3.2 Flora and fauna
00:37:00 4 Demographics
00:38:25 4.1 Ancestry
00:42:40 4.2 Census-designated and metropolitan areas
00:42:51 4.3 Cities
00:42:59 4.4 Language
00:44:03 4.5 Religion
00:49:18 4.6 Health
00:50:04 5 Economy
00:54:07 5.1 Largest employers
00:54:28 5.2 Agriculture
00:55:06 5.3 Industry
00:59:18 5.4 Tourism
01:00:00 5.5 Healthcare
01:00:22 5.6 Banking
01:01:48 5.7 Electronics
01:02:28 5.8 Construction
01:02:59 6 Law and government
01:03:08 6.1 State government
01:08:49 6.2 Taxes
01:11:27 6.3 County and local governments
01:14:29 6.4 Politics
01:17:59 6.5 Elections
01:18:08 6.5.1 State elections
01:20:56 6.5.2 Local elections
01:22:16 6.5.3 Federal elections
01:23:10 7 Education
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01:25:35 7.2 Colleges and universities
01:28:38 8 Media
01:31:55 9 Culture
01:32:04 9.1 Literature
01:32:12 9.2 Sports
01:32:21 9.2.1 College sports
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01:35:16 10 Transportation
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01:35:59 10.2 Rail
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01:39:27 11 See also
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Alabama is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states. With a total of 1,500 miles (2,400 km) of inland waterways, Alabama has among the most of any state.Alabama is nicknamed the Yellowhammer State, after the state bird. Alabama is also known as the "Heart of Dixie" and the "Cotton State". The state tree is the longleaf pine, and the state flower is the camellia. Alabama's capital is Montgomery. The largest city by population is Birmingham, which has long been the most industrialized city; the largest city by land area is Huntsville. The oldest city is Mobile, founded by French colonists in 1702 as the capital of French Louisiana.From the American Civil War until World War II, Alabama, like many states in the southern U.S., suffered economic hardship, in part because of its continued dependence on agriculture. Similar to other former slave states, Alabamian legislators employed Jim Crow laws to disenfranchise and otherwise discriminate against African Americans from the end of the Reconstruction Era up until at least the 1970s. Despite the growth of major industries and urban centers, white rural interests dominated the state legislature from 1901 to the 1960s. During this time, urban interests and African Americans were markedly under-represented. Following World War II, Alabama grew as the state's economy changed from one primarily based on agriculture to one with diversified interests. The state's economy in the 21st century is based on management, automotive, finance, manufacturing, aerospace, mineral extraction, healthcare, education, retail, and technology.

Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th-most extensive and the 23rd-most populous of the 50 United States. At 1,300 miles , Alabama has one of the longest navigable inland waterways in the nation.
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00:02:13 1 Etymology
00:04:31 2 History
00:04:40 2.1 Pre-European settlement
00:06:24 2.2 European settlement
00:09:07 2.3 Early 19th century
00:12:05 2.3.1 Civil War and Reconstruction
00:15:30 2.4 20th century
00:26:25 3 Geography
00:29:51 3.1 Climate
00:34:20 3.2 Flora and fauna
00:35:47 4 Demographics
00:37:08 4.1 Ancestry
00:41:14 4.2 Census-designated and metropolitan areas
00:41:26 4.3 Cities
00:41:34 4.4 Language
00:42:35 4.5 Religion
00:47:40 4.6 Health
00:48:25 5 Economy
00:52:19 5.1 Largest employers
00:52:39 5.2 Agriculture
00:53:17 5.3 Industry
00:57:21 5.4 Tourism
00:58:02 5.5 Healthcare
00:58:24 5.6 Banking
00:59:48 5.7 Electronics
01:00:27 5.8 Construction
01:00:56 6 Law and government
01:01:06 6.1 State government
01:06:38 6.2 Taxes
01:09:11 6.3 County and local governments
01:12:08 6.4 Politics
01:15:31 6.5 Elections
01:15:40 6.5.1 State elections
01:18:24 6.5.2 Local elections
01:19:42 6.5.3 Federal elections
01:20:35 7 Education
01:20:44 7.1 Primary and secondary education
01:22:56 7.2 Colleges and universities
01:25:53 8 Media
01:29:02 9 Culture
01:29:11 9.1 Literature
01:29:20 9.2 Sports
01:29:29 9.2.1 College sports
01:31:05 9.2.2 Professional sports
01:32:19 10 Transportation
01:32:28 10.1 Aviation
01:33:01 10.2 Rail
01:33:22 10.3 Roads
01:35:37 10.4 Ports
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Alabama is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states. With a total of 1,500 miles (2,400 km) of inland waterways, Alabama has among the most of any state.Alabama is nicknamed the Yellowhammer State, after the state bird. Alabama is also known as the "Heart of Dixie" and the "Cotton State". The state tree is the longleaf pine, and the state flower is the camellia. Alabama's capital is Montgomery. The largest city by population is Birmingham, which has long been the most industrialized city; the largest city by land area is Huntsville. The oldest city is Mobile, founded by French colonists in 1702 as the capital of French Louisiana.From the American Civil War until World War II, Alabama, like many states in the southern U.S., suffered economic hardship, in part because of its continued dependence on agriculture. Similar to other former slave states, Alabamian legislators employed Jim Crow laws to disenfranchise and otherwise discriminate against African Americans from the end of the Reconstruction Era up until at least the 1970s. Despite the growth of major industries and urban centers, white rural interests dominated the state legislature from 1901 to the 1960s. During this time, urban interests and African Americans were markedly under-represented. Following World War II, Alabama grew as the state's economy changed from one primarily based on agriculture to one with diversified interests. The state's economy in the 21st century is based on management, automotive, finance, manufacturing, aerospace, mineral extraction, healthcare, education, retail, and technology.

The BNSF Railway is the second-largest freight railroad network in North America, second to the Union Pacific Railroad (its primary competitor for Western U.S. freight), and is one of seven North American Class I railroads. It has three transcontinental routes that provide high-speed links between the western and eastern United States. BNSF trains traveled over 169 million miles in 2010, more than any other North American railroad. BNSF's main competitor is the Union Pacific Railroad, the nation's largest freight railroad, which also primarily services the Continental U.S. west of the Mississippi River. Together, the two railroads have a duopoly on all transcontinental freight rail lines in the U.S and share trackage rights over thousands of miles of track.
According to corporate press releases, the BNSF Railway is among the top transporters of intermodal freight in North America. It also hauls bulk cargo. For instance, the railroad hauls enough coal to generate roughly ten percent of the electricity produced in the United States.
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Birmingham, Alabama
00:03:21 1 History
00:03:30 1.1 Founding and early growth
00:08:06 1.2 Birmingham civil rights movement
00:10:52 1.3 Recent history
00:13:59 2 Geography
00:16:24 2.1 Suburbs
00:17:15 2.2 Cityscape
00:17:23 2.3 Climate
00:19:58 2.4 Earthquakes
00:20:47 3 Demographics
00:20:56 3.1 Census data
00:21:05 3.1.1 2010
00:21:45 3.1.2 2000
00:24:28 3.2 Religion
00:26:15 3.3 Crime
00:27:40 4 Economy
00:34:39 5 Arts and culture
00:40:04 5.1 Museums
00:41:22 5.2 Festivals
00:44:11 5.3 Other attractions
00:46:33 5.4 Cultural references
00:47:35 6 Sports
00:53:27 7 Government
00:55:01 7.1 State and federal representation
00:55:41 7.2 Political controversy
00:56:40 8 Education
00:59:09 9 Media
01:01:48 10 Urban planning
01:04:08 11 Infrastructure
01:04:17 11.1 Transportation
01:04:52 11.1.1 Highways
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01:07:46 11.2 Utilities
01:09:34 12 Notable people
01:09:43 13 Sister cities
01:09:59 14 See also
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Birmingham ( BUR-ming-ham) is a city located in the north central region of the U.S. state of Alabama. With an estimated 2017 population of 210,710, it is the most populous city in Alabama. Birmingham is the seat of Jefferson County, Alabama's most populous and fifth largest county. As of 2017, the Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 1,149,807, making it the most populous in Alabama and 49th-most populous in the United States. Birmingham serves as an important regional hub and is associated with the Deep South, Piedmont, and Appalachian regions of the nation.
Birmingham was founded in 1871, during the post-Civil War Reconstruction era, through the merger of three pre-existing farm towns, most notably Elyton. The new city was named for Birmingham, England, the UK's second largest city and, at the time, a major industrial city. The Alabama city annexed smaller neighbors and developed as an industrial center, based on mining, the new iron and steel industry, and rail transport. Most of the original settlers who founded Birmingham were of English ancestry. The city was developed as a place where cheap, non-unionized immigrant labor (primarily Irish and Italian), along with African-American labor from rural Alabama, could be employed in the city's steel mills and blast furnaces, giving it a competitive advantage over unionized industrial cities in the Midwest and Northeast.
From its founding through the end of the 1960s, Birmingham was a primary industrial center of the southern United States. Its growth from 1881 through 1920 earned it nicknames such as "The Magic City" and "The Pittsburgh of the South". Its major industries were iron and steel production. Major components of the railroad industry, rails and railroad cars, were manufactured in Birmingham. Since the 1860s, the two primary hubs of railroading in the "Deep South" have been Birmingham and Atlanta. The economy diversified in the latter half of the 20th century. Banking, telecommunications, transportation, electrical power transmission, medical care, college education, and insurance have become major economic activities. Birmingham ranks as one of the largest banking centers in the U.S. Also, it is among the most important business centers in the Southeast.
In higher education, Birmingham has been the location of the University of Alabama School of Medicine (formerly the Medical College of Alabama) and the University of Alabama School of Dentistry since 1947. In 1969 it gained the University of Alabama at Birmingham, one of three main campuses of the University of Alabama System. It is home to three private institutions: Samford University, Birmingham-Southern College, and Miles College. The Birmingham area has major colleges of medicine, dentistry, optometry, physical therapy, pharmacy, law, engineering, and nursing. The city has three of the state's five law schools: Cumberland School of Law, Birmingham School of Law, and Miles Law School. Birmingham ...

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
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00:02:17 1 Etymology
00:04:42 2 History
00:04:51 2.1 Pre-European settlement
00:06:40 2.2 European settlement
00:09:32 2.3 Early 19th century
00:12:39 2.3.1 Civil War and Reconstruction
00:16:14 2.4 20th century
00:27:39 3 Geography
00:31:12 3.1 Climate
00:35:54 3.2 Flora and fauna
00:37:24 4 Demographics
00:38:48 4.1 Ancestry
00:43:00 4.2 Census-designated and metropolitan areas
00:43:11 4.3 Cities
00:43:20 4.4 Language
00:44:23 4.5 Religion
00:49:37 4.6 Health
00:50:23 5 Economy
00:54:24 5.1 Largest employers
00:54:45 5.2 Agriculture
00:55:23 5.3 Industry
00:59:39 5.4 Tourism
01:00:21 5.5 Healthcare
01:00:44 5.6 Banking
01:02:11 5.7 Electronics
01:02:51 5.8 Construction
01:03:22 6 Law and government
01:03:31 6.1 State government
01:09:17 6.2 Taxes
01:11:56 6.3 County and local governments
01:15:01 6.4 Politics
01:18:31 6.5 Elections
01:18:40 6.5.1 State elections
01:21:30 6.5.2 Local elections
01:22:50 6.5.3 Federal elections
01:23:44 7 Education
01:23:53 7.1 Primary and secondary education
01:26:09 7.2 Colleges and universities
01:29:10 8 Media
01:32:20 9 Culture
01:32:29 9.1 Literature
01:32:37 9.2 Sports
01:32:46 9.2.1 College sports
01:34:27 9.2.2 Professional sports
01:35:43 10 Transportation
01:35:53 10.1 Aviation
01:36:27 10.2 Rail
01:36:48 10.3 Roads
01:39:07 10.4 Ports
01:39:55 11 See also
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Alabama is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states. With a total of 1,500 miles (2,400 km) of inland waterways, Alabama has among the most of any state.Alabama is nicknamed the Yellowhammer State, after the state bird. Alabama is also known as the "Heart of Dixie" and the "Cotton State". The state tree is the longleaf pine, and the state flower is the camellia. Alabama's capital is Montgomery. The largest city by population is Birmingham, which has long been the most industrialized city; the largest city by land area is Huntsville. The oldest city is Mobile, founded by French colonists in 1702 as the capital of French Louisiana.From the American Civil War until World War II, Alabama, like many states in the southern U.S., suffered economic hardship, in part because of its continued dependence on agriculture. Similar to other former slave states, Alabamian legislators employed Jim Crow laws to disenfranchise and otherwise discriminate against African Americans from the end of the Reconstruction Era up until at least the 1970s. Despite the growth of major industries and urban centers, white rural interests dominated the state legislature from 1901 to the 1960s. During this time, urban interests and African Americans were markedly under-represented. Following World War II, Alabama grew as the state's economy changed from one primarily based on agriculture to one with diversified interests. The state's economy in the 21st century is based on management, automotive, finance, manufacturing, aerospace, mineral extraction, healthcare, education, retail, and technology.

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00:02:14 1 Etymology
00:04:34 2 History
00:04:43 2.1 Pre-European settlement
00:06:29 2.2 European settlement
00:09:15 2.3 Early 19th century
00:12:16 2.3.1 Civil War and Reconstruction
00:15:43 2.4 20th century
00:26:51 3 Geography
00:30:23 3.1 Climate
00:34:59 3.2 Flora and fauna
00:36:28 4 Demographics
00:37:53 4.1 Ancestry
00:42:02 4.2 Census-designated and metropolitan areas
00:42:14 4.3 Cities
00:42:22 4.4 Language
00:43:25 4.5 Religion
00:48:35 4.6 Health
00:49:20 5 Economy
00:53:24 5.1 Largest employers
00:53:45 5.2 Agriculture
00:54:22 5.3 Industry
00:58:29 5.4 Tourism
00:59:11 5.5 Healthcare
00:59:33 5.6 Banking
01:00:56 5.7 Electronics
01:01:36 5.8 Construction
01:02:06 6 Law and government
01:02:16 6.1 State government
01:07:55 6.2 Taxes
01:10:30 6.3 County and local governments
01:13:32 6.4 Politics
01:17:00 6.5 Elections
01:17:09 6.5.1 State elections
01:19:53 6.5.2 Local elections
01:21:12 6.5.3 Federal elections
01:22:04 7 Education
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01:24:28 7.2 Colleges and universities
01:27:26 8 Media
01:30:22 9 Culture
01:30:31 9.1 Literature
01:30:40 9.2 Sports
01:30:49 9.2.1 College sports
01:32:27 9.2.2 Professional sports
01:33:40 10 Transportation
01:33:49 10.1 Aviation
01:34:22 10.2 Rail
01:34:43 10.3 Roads
01:36:56 10.4 Ports
01:37:44 11 See also
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Alabama is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states. With a total of 1,500 miles (2,400 km) of inland waterways, Alabama has among the most of any state.Alabama is nicknamed the Yellowhammer State, after the state bird. Alabama is also known as the "Heart of Dixie" and the "Cotton State". The state tree is the longleaf pine, and the state flower is the camellia. Alabama's capital is Montgomery. The largest city by population is Birmingham, which has long been the most industrialized city; the largest city by land area is Huntsville. The oldest city is Mobile, founded by French colonists in 1702 as the capital of French Louisiana.From the American Civil War until World War II, Alabama, like many states in the southern U.S., suffered economic hardship, in part because of its continued dependence on agriculture. Similar to other former slave states, Alabamian legislators employed Jim Crow laws to disenfranchise and otherwise discriminate against African Americans from the end of the Reconstruction Era up until at least the 1970s. Despite the growth of major industries and urban centers, white rural interests dominated the state legislature from 1901 to the 1960s. During this time, urban interests and African Americans were markedly under-represented. Following World War II, Alabama grew as the state's economy changed from one primarily based on agriculture to one with diversified interests. The state's economy in the 21st century is based on management, automotive, finance, manufacturing, aerospace, mineral extraction, healthcare, education, retail, and technology.

Life on the Mississippi is a memoir by Mark Twain detailing his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War. A good portion of the work also deals with his post-war visit to the "old haunts".
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Alabama is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states. With a total of 1,500 miles (2,400 km) of inland waterways, Alabama has among the most of any state.Alabama is nicknamed the Yellowhammer State, after the state bird. Alabama is also known as the "Heart of Dixie" and the "Cotton State". The state tree is the longleaf pine, and the state flower is the camellia. Alabama's capital is Montgomery. The largest city by population is Birmingham, which has long been the most industrialized city; the largest city by land area is Huntsville. The oldest city is Mobile, founded by French colonists in 1702 as the capital of French Louisiana.From the American Civil War until World War II, Alabama, like many states in the southern U.S., suffered economic hardship, in part because of its continued dependence on agriculture. Similar to other former slave states, Alabamian legislators employed Jim Crow laws to disenfranchise and otherwise discriminate against African Americans from the end of the Reconstruction Era up until at least the 1970s. Despite the growth of major industries and urban centers, white rural interests dominated the state legislature from 1901 to the 1960s. During this time, urban interests and African Americans were markedly under-represented. Following World War II, Alabama grew as the state's economy changed from one primarily based on agriculture to one with diversified interests. The state's economy in the 21st century is based on management, automotive, finance, manufacturing, aerospace, mineral extraction, healthcare, education, retail, and technology.

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- Socrates
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Alabama is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states. With a total of 1,500 miles (2,400 km) of inland waterways, Alabama has among the most of any state.Alabama is nicknamed the Yellowhammer State, after the state bird. Alabama is also known as the "Heart of Dixie" and the "Cotton State". The state tree is the longleaf pine, and the state flower is the camellia. Alabama's capital is Montgomery. The largest city by population is Birmingham, which has long been the most industrialized city; the largest city by land area is Huntsville. The oldest city is Mobile, founded by French colonists in 1702 as the capital of French Louisiana.From the American Civil War until World War II, Alabama, like many states in the southern U.S., suffered economic hardship, in part because of its continued dependence on agriculture. Similar to other former slave states, Alabamian legislators employed Jim Crow laws to disenfranchise and otherwise discriminate against African Americans from the end of the Reconstruction Era up until at least the 1970s. Despite the growth of major industries and urban centers, white rural interests dominated the state legislature from 1901 to the 1960s. During this time, urban interests and African Americans were markedly under-represented. Following World War II, Alabama grew as the state's economy changed from one primarily based on agriculture to one with diversified interests. The state's economy in the 21st century is based on management, automotive, finance, manufacturing, aerospace, mineral extraction, healthcare, education, retail, and technology.

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Alabama
00:01:58 1 Etymology
00:04:03 2 History
00:04:11 2.1 Pre-European settlement
00:05:46 2.2 European settlement
00:08:13 2.3 Early 19th century
00:10:52 2.3.1 Civil War and Reconstruction
00:13:56 2.4 20th century
00:23:44 3 Geography
00:26:50 3.1 Climate
00:30:52 3.2 Flora and fauna
00:32:11 4 Demographics
00:33:27 4.1 Ancestry
00:37:09 4.2 Census-designated and metropolitan areas
00:37:20 4.3 Cities
00:37:28 4.4 Language
00:38:23 4.5 Religion
00:42:58 4.6 Health
00:43:39 5 Economy
00:47:13 5.1 Largest employers
00:47:32 5.2 Agriculture
00:48:06 5.3 Industry
00:51:46 5.4 Tourism
00:52:24 5.5 Healthcare
00:52:44 5.6 Banking
00:53:59 5.7 Electronics
00:54:35 5.8 Construction
00:55:01 6 Law and government
00:55:10 6.1 State government
01:00:07 6.2 Taxes
01:02:24 6.3 County and local governments
01:05:03 6.4 Politics
01:08:06 6.5 Elections
01:08:15 6.5.1 State elections
01:10:41 6.5.2 Local elections
01:11:51 6.5.3 Federal elections
01:12:40 7 Education
01:12:49 7.1 Primary and secondary education
01:14:48 7.2 Colleges and universities
01:17:29 8 Media
01:20:37 9 Culture
01:20:45 9.1 Literature
01:20:54 9.2 Sports
01:21:02 9.2.1 College sports
01:22:30 9.2.2 Professional sports
01:23:37 10 Transportation
01:23:46 10.1 Aviation
01:24:17 10.2 Rail
01:24:36 10.3 Roads
01:26:36 10.4 Ports
01:27:18 11 See also
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"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Alabama is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states. With a total of 1,500 miles (2,400 km) of inland waterways, Alabama has among the most of any state.Alabama is nicknamed the Yellowhammer State, after the state bird. Alabama is also known as the "Heart of Dixie" and the "Cotton State". The state tree is the longleaf pine, and the state flower is the camellia. Alabama's capital is Montgomery. The largest city by population is Birmingham, which has long been the most industrialized city; the largest city by land area is Huntsville. The oldest city is Mobile, founded by French colonists in 1702 as the capital of French Louisiana.From the American Civil War until World War II, Alabama, like many states in the southern U.S., suffered economic hardship, in part because of its continued dependence on agriculture. Similar to other former slave states, Alabamian legislators employed Jim Crow laws to disenfranchise and otherwise discriminate against African Americans from the end of the Reconstruction Era up until at least the 1970s. Despite the growth of major industries and urban centers, white rural interests dominated the state legislature from 1901 to the 1960s. During this time, urban interests and African Americans were markedly under-represented. Following World War II, Alabama grew as the state's economy changed from one primarily based on agriculture to one with diversified interests. The state's economy in the 21st century is based on management, automotive, finance, manufacturing, aerospace, mineral extraction, healthcare, education, retail, and technology.

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Alabama
00:01:58 1 Etymology
00:04:02 2 History
00:04:10 2.1 Pre-European settlement
00:05:45 2.2 European settlement
00:08:11 2.3 Early 19th century
00:10:49 2.3.1 Civil War and Reconstruction
00:13:52 2.4 20th century
00:23:39 3 Geography
00:26:45 3.1 Climate
00:30:46 3.2 Flora and fauna
00:32:05 4 Demographics
00:33:20 4.1 Ancestry
00:37:00 4.2 Census-designated and metropolitan areas
00:37:11 4.3 Cities
00:37:19 4.4 Language
00:38:14 4.5 Religion
00:42:48 4.6 Health
00:43:29 5 Economy
00:47:02 5.1 Largest employers
00:47:21 5.2 Agriculture
00:47:55 5.3 Industry
00:51:34 5.4 Tourism
00:52:12 5.5 Healthcare
00:52:32 5.6 Banking
00:53:47 5.7 Electronics
00:54:23 5.8 Construction
00:54:49 6 Law and government
00:54:58 6.1 State government
00:59:54 6.2 Taxes
01:02:11 6.3 County and local governments
01:04:50 6.4 Politics
01:07:53 6.5 Elections
01:08:01 6.5.1 State elections
01:10:28 6.5.2 Local elections
01:11:37 6.5.3 Federal elections
01:12:25 7 Education
01:12:34 7.1 Primary and secondary education
01:14:34 7.2 Colleges and universities
01:17:15 8 Media
01:20:19 9 Culture
01:20:28 9.1 Literature
01:20:36 9.2 Sports
01:20:44 9.2.1 College sports
01:22:12 9.2.2 Professional sports
01:23:19 10 Transportation
01:23:28 10.1 Aviation
01:23:58 10.2 Rail
01:24:18 10.3 Roads
01:26:18 10.4 Ports
01:27:00 11 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
You can find other Wikipedia audio articles too at:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuKfABj2eGyjH3ntPxp4YeQ
You can upload your own Wikipedia articles through:
https://github.com/nodef/wikipedia-tts
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Alabama is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states. With a total of 1,500 miles (2,400 km) of inland waterways, Alabama has among the most of any state.Alabama is nicknamed the Yellowhammer State, after the state bird. Alabama is also known as the "Heart of Dixie" and the "Cotton State". The state tree is the longleaf pine, and the state flower is the camellia. Alabama's capital is Montgomery. The largest city by population is Birmingham, which has long been the most industrialized city; the largest city by land area is Huntsville. The oldest city is Mobile, founded by French colonists in 1702 as the capital of French Louisiana.From the American Civil War until World War II, Alabama, like many states in the southern U.S., suffered economic hardship, in part because of its continued dependence on agriculture. Similar to other former slave states, Alabamian legislators employed Jim Crow laws to disenfranchise and otherwise discriminate against African Americans from the end of the Reconstruction Era up until at least the 1970s. Despite the growth of major industries and urban centers, white rural interests dominated the state legislature from 1901 to the 1960s. During this time, urban interests and African Americans were markedly under-represented. Following World War II, Alabama grew as the state's economy changed from one primarily based on agriculture to one with diversified interests. The state's economy in the 21st century is based on management, automotive, finance, manufacturing, aerospace, mineral extraction, healthcare, education, retail, and technology.

My advice is this: Settle! That's right. Don't worry about passion or intense connection. Don't nix a guy based on his annoying habit of yelling "Bravo!" in movie theaters. Overlook his halitosis or abysmal sense of aesthetics. Because if you want to have the infrastructure in place to have a family, settling is the way to go. Based on my observations, in fact, settling will probably make you happier in the long run, since many of those who marry with great expectations become more disillusioned with each passing year. (It's hard to maintain that level of zing when the conversation morphs into discussions about who's changing the diapers or balancing the checkbook.)
Obviously, I wasn't always an advocate of settling. In fact, it took not settling to make me realize that settling is the better option, and even though settling is a rampant phenomenon, talking about it in a positive light makes people profoundly uncomfortable. Whenever I make the case for settling, people look at me with creased brows of disapproval or frowns of disappointment, the way a child might look at an older sibling who just informed her that Jerry's Kids aren't going to walk, even if you send them money. It's not only politically incorrect to get behind settling, it's downright un-American. Our culture tells us to keep our eyes on the prize (while our mothers, who know better, tell us not to be so picky), and the theme of holding out for true love (whatever that is—look at the divorce rate) permeates our collective mentality.
Even situation comedies, starting in the 1970s with The Mary Tyler Moore Show and going all the way to Friends, feature endearing single women in the dating trenches, and there's supposed to be something romantic and even heroic about their search for true love. Of course, the crucial difference is that, whereas the earlier series begins after Mary has been jilted by her fiancé, the more modern-day Friends opens as Rachel Green leaves her nice-guy orthodontist fiancé at the altar simply because she isn't feeling it. But either way, in episode after episode, as both women continue to be unlucky in love, settling starts to look pretty darn appealing. Mary is supposed to be contentedly independent and fulfilled by her newsroom family, but in fact her life seems lonely. Are we to assume that at the end of the series, Mary, by then in her late 30s, found her soul mate after the lights in the newsroom went out and her work family was disbanded? If her experience was anything like mine or that of my single friends, it's unlikely.
And while Rachel and her supposed soul mate, Ross, finally get together (for the umpteenth time) in the finale of Friends, do we feel confident that she'll be happier with Ross than she would have been had she settled down with Barry, the orthodontist, 10 years earlier? She and Ross have passion but have never had long-term stability, and the fireworks she experiences with him but not with Barry might actually turn out to be a liability, given how many times their relationship has already gone up in flames. It's equally questionable whether Sex and the City's Carrie Bradshaw, who cheated on her kindhearted and generous boyfriend, Aidan, only to end up with the more exciting but self-absorbed Mr. Big, will be better off in the framework of marriage and family. (Some time after the breakup, when Carrie ran into Aidan on the street, he was carrying his infant in a Baby Björn. Can anyone imagine Mr. Big walking around with a Björn?)